Eric Boehlert

Journalist

Birthday December 6, 1965

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Utica, NY

DEATH DATE Apr 4, 2022 (56)

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About

Journalist and author who worked at Billboard magazine, Rolling Stone, and Salon. He published Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush in 2006, followed by Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press in 2009. He also wrote for the Daily Kos. 

Before Fame

He earned a degree in Near Eastern studies from the University of Massachusetts

Trivia

He was the editor and founder of PressRun.Media, a media commentary platform. 

Family Life

He was born in Utica, NY, and raised in Guilford, Connecticut. He married Traci Breslin, with whom he had two children. 

Associated With

Writer Richard Phillips also attended the University of Massachusetts.